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Whetstone, George

(Encyclopedia) Whetstone, George, 1551?–1587, English dramatist and poet. His chief work, the play Promos and Cassandra (1578), is important in the development of English domestic drama and was a…

Measuring Global Poverty

Traditionally, poverty has been measured by the lack of a minimum income (or consumption level) necessary to meet basic needs. Measuring poverty on a global scale requires establishing a…

Weather: Measuring the Atmosphere

Measuring the AtmosphereWeatherMeasuring the AtmosphereThe Take on TemperatureIs the Pressure Getting to You?The Wind in the WillowsIt's Not the Heat, It's the HumidityMeasuring the RainPlacing the…

Weather: Measuring the Rain

Measuring the RainWeatherMeasuring the AtmosphereThe Take on TemperatureIs the Pressure Getting to You?The Wind in the WillowsIt's Not the Heat, It's the HumidityMeasuring the RainPlacing the…

Measuring Body Mass

Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of body fat based on height and weight that applies to both adult men and adult women. To determine BMI, weight in kilograms…

Brewer's: Measure Strength

(To). To wrestle together; to fight, to contest. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Measure SwordsMeasure A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R…

Brewer's: Measure Swords

(To). To fight a duel with swords. In such cases the seconds measure the swords to see that both are of one length. “So we measured swords and parted.” —Shakespeare: As You Like It, v. 4…

Brewer's: Passy-measure

or Passing-measure. A slow, stately dance; a corruption of the Italian passamezzo (a middle pace or step). It is called a cinque measure, because it consists of five measures- “two singles…

Homework Help: Measurement

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